Senior Accountant

Citic Pacific Mining Management Pty Ltd; Perth; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration package

Life and salary continuance insurance

Salary packaging options

Leave benefits

Education and training

Job summary

CITIC Pacific Mining (CPM) is seeking a Senior Accountant to oversee the consolidated group’s financial accounting activities, monthly and annual reporting, and statutory accounts from our Perth base.

You will lead intercompany eliminations across multiple entities and currencies, participate in budgeting, forecasts and close processes, and support process improvements and policy compliance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Experience with complex multi‑entity and multi‑currency consolidations.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and Australian Accounting Standards.

Responsibilities

• Oversee consolidated group’s financial reporting, including monthly, quarterly and annual reporting and statutory accounts.
• Provide technical expertise in intercompany matching, reconciliation and elimination.
• Prepare year end statutory accounts for the Group.
• Lead monthly, quarterly and yearly group reports and ad hoc management reports.
• Support month end close processes and variance analysis.

Skills

Intercompany eliminations

IFRS/AASB knowledge

Advanced Excel

Bilingual Mandarin & English

Multi-entity consolidations

Education

Accounting degree

CPA or CA qualification

Tools

SAP

Job description

Reporting to the Superintendent – Financial Reporting, the Senior Accountant oversees all financial accounting activities for the consolidated group and associated entity, providing high‑level professional support across monthly financial and management reporting, group‑wide analysis, budgeting, cash‑flow monitoring. This role is also responsible for preparing the annual statutory accounts, ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards, and delivering accurate, timely consolidated financial results. This is a permanent full‑time position based at St Georges Terrace, Perth.

In this role you’ll be responsible for:

• Lead and manage all aspects of the consolidated group’s financial reporting, including delivering accurate, timely Monthly, Quarterly and Annual reports and ensuring compliance with accounting standards
• Provide technical expertise in intercompany transaction matching, reconciliation, and elimination across multiple entities and currencies within the group, ensuring accurate and compliant consolidated financial reporting.
• Preparation of year end statutory accounts for the Group
• Preparation of monthly, quarterly, yearly Group reports, other management reports and other ad hoc tasks when required.
• Assisting the Manager and Superintendent of Financial Reporting by conducting detailed variance analysis, preparing audit documentation, and ensuring accurate and timely month end close processes.
• Assisting preparation of accounting memos and contributing to the development of new or amended accounting systems, programs, and procedures.
• Preparation of monthly forecasts, annual budgets, and management reports, ensuring all relevant financial data is accurately captured, validated, and submitted within the reporting systems.
• Supervising Accounts Receivable function, ensure accuracy of work performed by reviewing journal entry, financial reporting prepared by accountant and supporting junior staff as required or assigned
• Investigating and resolving audit findings, account discrepancies, and issues of non‑compliance
• Assisting in process improvement and system enhancement initiatives
• Ensuring Accounting standards and policies are adhered to
• Actively promote and monitor compliance with company policies at all levels of the business
• Promote and support a value adding culture at all levels of the business

To be successful in the role you will have:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in similar position
• Tertiary Qualification in Accounting, CPA or CA qualification
• Demonstrated experience in complex multi‑entity and multi‑currency group consolidations, including intercompany eliminations.
• Solid working knowledge of IFRS, Australian Accounting standards (AASB) and strong financial analysis skills.
• Advanced computer software skills including Excel
• Experience with SAP is an advantage
• Detail‑oriented, highly organized, and able to work autonomously and perform under pressure and short deadlines.
• Bilingual abilities to speak/ write in Mandarin and English
• A Police Clearance (dated within the last 3 months) is required for this position
• Availability to work ad hoc weekends & public holidays to meet the company’s monthly reporting

We’re looking for motivated team players, with good communication skills and a can‑do attitude.

As an employee of CPM, we offer a range of benefits including leave benefits, personal and family benefits, education and training, salary sacrifice options, and lifestyle benefits through preferred suppliers.

• Competitive remuneration package
• Life and salary continuance insurance
• Salary packaging options

As an employee of CPM, you will be part of a culturally and gender diverse organisation, committed to providing equal opportunities for all staff. Internal applicants please note it is a requirement that you advise your immediate line manager of the application.

About CITIC Pacific Mining

CPM is the company behind Sino Iron, already Australia’s largest magnetite operation, located on Western Australia’s Pilbara coast. We are spearheading a new iron ore value‑adding industry for the nation, transforming magnetite ore into a high‑grade, premium export product.

Sino Iron is a fully integrated operation – featuring a mine serviced by the biggest haul trucks in the world, a six‑line concentrator and port terminal facilities at nearby Cape Preston. Our state‑of‑the‑art power station and desalination plant are among the largest in the State.

Our operations provide career opportunities on a global scale. Being an employee at CITIC Pacific Mining (CPM) will enable you to take advantage of the multiple divisions of the group. CITIC Group, a majority shareholder of CPM, has more than 170,000 employees worldwide and is always looking for talented and exceptional people.

Within CPM, everyone can develop their skills and knowledge, progress in the business and be recognised and rewarded for their contribution. We encourage our people to take the opportunities that are provided to reach their full potential - so they can achieve the best results for themselves, each other, and for CPM.